big basin: More Pictures from Big Basin Redwoods State Park - 09/11/11 04:32 PM
Hello everyone!!!
I have posted pictures from my camping trip to the HUGE old growth redwoods at Big Basin Redwoods State Park...  And so many of you have asked for some more from the trip.  So I thought I would post some more.

This is one of the old signs that still adorn the south entrance to the park...  It is on the side of the road, and I just kinda stopped in the middle of the road and hung out the window and snapped this picture.

This one is sunrise in the park...  The sun shining through the … (15 comments)

big basin: Photblog Saturday - Old Growth Redwoods - Big Basin Redwoods State Park - 09/10/11 11:49 AM
Sometimes you have to stop and just stand in awe at the things that mother nature makes.  I went camping a few weeks ago in Big Basin Redwoods State Park in California, and this is what we get to see!

My son and I propped my camera on a post and ran over to take a picture.  It was a chilly morning, but since there was parking I was able to pull my truck over and snap this picture!

I took my camera and snapped this picture of the top of the tree...   So if you think of … (26 comments)

big basin: Photoblog Sunday - My Son with the Father of the Forest! (Big Basin, CA) - 08/28/11 02:13 PM
Camping and hiking at Big Basin Redwood State Park, in California.  One of the few Old Growth forest that still exist out here in California...  Most of the forests were cut during the boom times in California's history.

One of the hikes we took, guided us through some of the beasts that exist here.  This tree that my son is standing next to was called "The Father of the Forest"...  It stands over 250 tall, and is still not the tallest, as the Mother of the Forest stands over 329 feet tall!
We climbed, hiked, explored, and took pictures on … (16 comments)